Anthony Joshua may only have ONE fight left as Eddie Hearn hints Brit boxer’s career is almost over

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ANTHONY JOSHUA could bent up his gloves wrong the adjacent "YEAR", promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed.

AJ's faint hopes of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion were viciously shattered successful September successful his Wembley warfare with Daniel Dubois for the IBF strap.

Anthony Joshua's vocation is connected a weapon borderline pursuing his crushing nonaccomplishment to Daniel Dubois

AJ was knocked retired successful the 5th circular of the Wembley warfare for the IBF heavyweight title

Joshua shrugged disconnected speech of status successful the aftermath of the devastating defeat

But promoter Eddie Hearn admits the instrumentality favourite could telephone it quits successful the adjacent 12 months

The Watford warrior, 35, instantly dismissed calls for him to retire, insisting he'll "keep rolling the dice" successful his bid to clasp each the heavyweight marbles.

But Matchroom boxing main and long-time pal Hearn reckons the London 2012 golden medallist could soon telephone it a day.

He told The Times: "This could beryllium [Joshua’s] past twelvemonth successful the sport."

AJ was connected people for a do-or-die rematch with Dubois connected February 22 earlier his squad advised him not to propulsion done niggling injuries.

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Joshua is champing astatine the spot to nonstop revenge connected Dubois but Hearn insists they won't crippled his determination until aft next month's unified heavyweight rubric rematch betwixt Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk next.

Hearn told DAZN: “It could beryllium the Dubois rematch but it won’t beryllium connected February 22nd.”

”I deliberation we person to spot however December 21st unfolds (Usyk-Fury II) and past marque a determination aft that.

”Expect to spot AJ successful a ringing adjacent May oregon June.”

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How AJ punched his mode to the top

ANTHONY JOSHUA punched his mode to the apical of the satellite earlier being knocked disconnected his perch.

A historical home dust-up betwixt Joshua and Fury has doubly been connected the brink of coming to fruition.

And Hearn doesn't privation to jeopardise the biggest combat successful the history of British boxing by jumping the weapon and pitting AJ against Dubois again.

Eddie Hearn reveals existent crushed Anthony Joshua's February rematch with Daniel Dubois was KO'd amid 'major injury' claim

"It would beryllium frustrating if we made the Dubois rematch and Fury won.

"Then we're sitting determination going, 'Hang connected a minute, we're warring Dubois.

"'But we could person fought Fury successful May for the biggest combat successful boxing.'

"Win oregon lose, we tin combat Fury adjacent summer. But if helium wins, AJ fights him for the satellite title."

Eddie Hearn is inactive holding retired anticipation for a blockbuster bout betwixt Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois

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